By Takehiko Kambayashi / dpa
TOKYO — More than 20 people were injured and tens of thousands ordered to evacuate their homes on Sunday as Typhoon Jongdari hit flood-battered western Japan, local media reported.
The season’s 12th typhoon caused damage to homes and buildings in central and western Japan, broadcaster NHK reported.
The storm also led to the cancellation of 168 flights as of 11:30 a.m. and some train services were canceled, according to NHK.
The typhoon had weakened, however, after making landfall at the city of Ise, 198 miles southwest of Tokyo, at around 1 a.m., according to the Meteorological Agency.
The agency warned of mudslides, flooding, swollen rivers and high waves.
Rainfall of up to 7.8 inches was forecast for the islands of Shikoku and Kyushu and up to 5.9 inches for the Tokai region by Monday noon, according to the agency.
As of noon, the eye of the storm was over the city of Hiroshima, traveling west at 18 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph and gusts of 78 mph, the agency said.
Earlier this month, heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in western Japan, killing about 220 people. About 4,000 remain in emergency shelters.
The storm has cooled Japan, which had been sweltering under an intense heatwave for nearly two weeks.
About 100 people died from heatstroke this month as temperatures reached record highs.
The mercury hit 106 degrees Fahrenheit in the city of Kumagaya on Monday, 37 miles northwest of Tokyo, the highest temperature ever recorded in the country.
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